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Greenheart

Colubrina arborescens

Listed as endangered in Florida. Please acquire from appropriate sources. Large tree or small shrub. Buffer planting or specimen tree.

Native
Narrow canopy
Abundance of orange-red flowers in summer
Lush, dense shade tree

Soft Rush

Juncus effusus

Often planted in restoration and mitigation wetlands. Makes a good plant to border retention ponds. Rain gardens and bioswales.

Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
Often hosts orchids, ferns and bromiliads
Requires protection from strong winds
Striking and exotic
Dark green leaves

Maple-leaved Viburnum

Viburnum acerifolium

Specimen shrub, woodland understory shrub, screen, shrub border, mass plantings

Can be trimmed into manicured shapes
Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
Narrow canopy
Narrow crown
Relatively uncommon in South Florida
Pyramidal crown

Hercules-club

Zanthoxylum clava-herculis

Wood is quite soft and weak. This author had one break in a storm. It did however resprout from low on the trunk and the sprout is now about 15 ft tal. Specimen tree.

Attracts butterflies and bees
Showy display of fruit
Beautiful sweeping fronds with drooping leaflets
Killed by citrus greening (HLB)